Could this really be the best 2 days in sports?

Today, in less in 1 hour begins the full fledge NCAA basketball tournament. For me, this, especially the first 2 days maybe the greatest 2 days in sports! Listening to talk radio, the topic has came up over the last couple of days. Something I learned, 9 BILLION will be wagered on this total event! That's over twice the amount wagered on the Super Bowl. 

The action, the upsets, and the fact I can see it on channels at once (great excuse to go to B Dubs!) that is why it is the greatest 2 days in sports for me! 

But again, these are really just my random thoughts!

Do we really need the Pro Bowl anymore?

This is something I've been asking myself for a week and a half now. I could care less about the Pro Bowl and I really think it should become an honor like All-American in college football and we ditch the game.

Some will say "well people care, it was highest in the ratings that night." Let's face it, that was a bunch of guys desperate for football and didn't want to watch the SAG awards or whatever "Real Housewives" with their girl.

We don't get the good players from the Super Bowl teams, so what's the point? How do you feel if you're that guy, "congrats, you are playing in the Pro Bowl because the real first choice took his team to the Super Bowl and can't play?" 

Another reason, the game doesn't mean anything. At least in baseball, the game has meaning to the season, not just an after thought.

I do applaud the NFL for trying to make it relevant with the picking of captains and selecting of teams. It was a shot, I just think it's not really worth anymore.

Of course Roger Goodell is going to do what he wants to do. And again, these are really just my random thoughts.

My Super Bowl Commercial Top 5.

Just cause I can and I want to, I chose to give a top 5 of the Super Bowl commercials. It was kind of hard this year with all the seriousness going on, but I chose what I liked.

Honorable Mention 

Bud Light PAC Man

Who wouldn't want to do that. Maybe it's me being Old School, but I like it.

Mercedes Tortoise and the Hare

Slow and steady my......

5. Nissan Dad

Great commercial, really pulled the heart strings.

4. Doritos Guy on the Airplane.

Just proof that you should check out the whole situation before you proceed. 

3. Clash of the Clans

Liam Neeson....enough said

2. Coca Cola

A great message, well done Coke.

1. Budweiser Best Buds

A puppy that is protected by Clydesdales and finds his way home. These guys are geniuses. 

Most annoying

Chevy Colorado. I was about to scream at Dish Network.

There it is but again, these are really jus my random thoughts.

What's your reason for watching?

So, being the eve of the Super Bowl, I have come up with the reasons I think people watch the game. 

1. Your team is in the game.

You are either a Pats or Seahawks fan. That's the obvious one. 

2. You are just a football fan. 

You are hard core for football and want to get this last ounce of it in until August. 

3. You like the commercials.

You are that person that can't wait to see  what the marketing gurus have come up with this year. Check out my post from a couple of days ago and weigh in. Just my opinion, the money Budweiser pays their marketing guys is well spent. 

4. Social convention.

You don't want to be that person who is clueless in the conversation at work the next morning. 

5. You are betting on the game. 

Good luck, especially if you are one that bets every detail. 

6. You care about the halftime show. 

Spoiler alert, NFL requires the vocals to be pre-recorded. It's lip-synced. As a band director, that's a let down. 

7. You're bored as crap. 

There's my reasons, I'm guessing most of you fit in somewhere. But again, these are really just my random thoughts.

Super Bowl Commercial Previews?

As you probably know, over the last at least 2 years, some of the Super Bowl commercials have "leaked" early. My question is, "why?" 

I don't want to see them early and why would the NFL or advertisers want them to be seen early? 

Maybe I'm just old fashioned but I want to start seeing new commercials right before the National Anthem. 

I'm just hoping for some good funny ones and a couple of of serious ones. Dodge killed it with "God Made A Farmer" a couple of years ago. 

Again, really just my random thoughts.